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Re:"We would be less confidential than Google" Proton threat... by overfeed on Sunday May 18, 2025 @03:20PM (#44023705)
> You fire randomly in the horizontal plane

Why randomly, if you're aiming for objects in an known orbit?

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Re:"We would be less confidential than Google" Proton threat... by ben_w on Sunday May 18, 2025 @05:14PM (#44024363)
Because you wrote:

> with a decent spread and multiple orbit intersections per day.

If you miss one — and you probably will without active guidance, imagine aiming said gun at an SUV seven time zones away — everything's in a different place by your next close approach. Your ball bearings and the target both, thanks to chaotic pertubations, boosts, drag, etc.

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